THEN AND NOW: D-Day remembered | PHOTOS

June 1, 2014, 11:19 a.m.

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, take a look back through history.

THEN AND NOW: D-Day remembered | PHOTOS

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Remembering D-DayIn the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid created these composite images, comparing parts of Britain and France to how they looked in 1944. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images